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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8823, 15 March 1909, Page 4

On, pago 2: Commercial, report of Pohangina County Council. meeting. On pago 3: Cables, report of discussion of Polianrcina Bridge contract. On page 6: "Hygeia's" column. On page 7: Cricket, tennis, correspondence, report of Horowhenua County Council meeting. > The erection.of a new Salvation. Army hall at Danrievirke, of brick, with a seating capacity of 350, is now being commenced. Humanised milk for babies (says a Dunedin correspondent) seems to be coming into general use. It was reported at the Dunedin meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children that 134 babies were being fed on. this milk. A number of farmers from Koputaroa, accompanied by Mr Deans, of Victoria, visited the Weraroa State Experimental Farm on Thursday. Mr Deans, who is one of the leading dairy farmers in Victoria, has come over principally to study the methods of those engaged in the industry in' New Zealand. . Two boys who escaped from the Weraroa Training ; Farm about a month ago were found by Constable Longbottom, on Thursday night, at Koputaroa, where they had been working on farms. It should be understood by farmers, that it is illegal to harbour .absconders .from the institution, for which offence a fine of £10 may be imposed. The body of the late Wra._ McGonigle, the railway porter who died at Palmerston North on Tuesday night as the result of injuries received by a fall from a train, was taken to Hawera. by Thursday's express for interment in Hawera Cemetery. Deceased, who had been in the service for 25 years, leaves a widow and. one married son, Mr W. J. McGonigle, signalman at Stratford. The deceased was well-known throughout Taranaki. The funeral took place on Friday.

On Sunday night week, about 9 o'clock (says a Bluff correspondent), one Fitzsimmons was strolling roiihd Horseshoe Bay, when he suddenly became aware of a peculiar motion on the waters, at no great distance. Proceeding to ascertain tho cause, it turned out to be an immense shoal of fish. He lost no time in getting his net into requisition, with tho result that he was enabled to land at the Bluff on Monday afternoon six tons of that highly-prized fish the trevalli.

A supplementary and final list of awards gained by New Zealandere at the Franco-British Exhibition has been received from the High Commissioner as follows:— Grand Prize. —New Zealand Government: Collective exhibit. Gold Medals. —Pyne and Co., Christchurch: Sheepskins. Broad and Reeve, Oroua Bridge: Hemp and tow. James Maddern and Son, Chrietchurch: Hemp. T\ew Zealand Government (Department of Agriculture): Wine. Te Mata Vineyards, Hawke's Bay: Wine. Silver Medals. —Thomson and Co., Dunedin: Mineral Waters and cordials. James* Wilkie: Veterinary diagrams. Bronze Medals. —New Zealand, Paper , Mills, Ltd.: -Paper; ■ Honourable. Mention.— Campbell and Ehrerifried , Co., Ltd., Auckland: Purirj mineral water. New Zealand Mineral Springs,' Ltd., Whangarei: . Kamo mineral water.

Cricket material from the best makers Wieden'e, Sugg's, Dark's patent cork handles, "Union's Driver," "Crawford*" Exceller," etc., stumps, gloves, balls, legguards, itc.. at Park's Bazaar. —Advt.

Mr A Warner, Stafford, N.Z., writes: "A few' months ago while working in a store at Utiku I had a sever attack of colic and diarrhoea. As I was steadily growing worse I decided to ■tryChamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, and I. was surprised to find that it only took a few doses to cure me. Since, then I have never lost an opportunity to recommend it to any of my friends suffering from the same complaint." For eale by all chemitffcft and stokekeepere.—Advt. ■

"Wo have cut enough tracks foe tourists, let us cut. some for pioneers." — New Zealand Times. A. Palmer was summoned to appear before the/Magistrate's Court this morning for having succumbed to the temptation of hosing his garden. Ho was fined. Es, costs 7s, solicitor's fee £1 Iβ.

] A South Canterbury farmer, after feeding off a crop of Algerian oats in the • spring with ewes and lambs,' allowed it to grow and ripen. Ho has just thrashed theVcrop, which yielded 65 bushels- per acre, ... " .'.•■' ". "_'. Commenting upon the frequent charges of forgery against natives, throughout the Dominion, Mr. Justice Edwards re ; marked at Gisborne that to. the Maori the natural use of the pen and. ink was to forg?something, whilst for .those.who could not read or write the natural inclination was to steal a horse.

Dr. Mason, Health Officer, is at pre-_ sent visiting Oisborne in connection-, with an epidemic of typhoid. Pre sent there are 28 cases in the -hospital. Dr. Mason has met the Borough Council, and expressed tho hope that ®on & suitable Sewerage system, would bo adopted for the town. The Roslyn (Dunedin) . Eire Brigade met with an unexpected delay in dealing with a fire last week. It seems that .the ingenious children of the; Kaikora School hard by have cultivated .a ■ habi. of removing the covers and filling 1 the fire-plugs with earth; which has to be dug out before the hydrant can 00 affixed. Passengers' from l Auckland by the: Main- Trunk line for Rotorua or Cambridge don't enjoy the habit of eaMjr. rising thrust upon tliem by the Railway Department (says the Waikato Independent). Arriving at about three a.m. at Frankton they are calmly deposited on . to a cold' platform, and have to wait seven hours and a-half for the first tram onwards to their, destination 1 if they are in a hurry they walk:!On Wednesday next a. civil service team (Wellington), W 'Jl. visit mcrston for the purpose of. firing a match with a team, Palmerfiton. volunteer corps and. the. Einton. Rifle Club. Captain Mounsey and Mr A. Turner (secretary of the- ILiriton Kin© Club) are making - the.- necessary arrangements. Any volunteers? or riflemen willing to- compete are requested to communicate with; the above. On Thursday a. disturbance occurred on the late express' from Dunedin, which, arrives at Christchurch at 10.40 p.m. A man, evidently a swagger, boarded the tram at Rakaia. An altercation arose between him .and another passenger, and a rough and tumble ensued. The swagger produced and opened a large pocket knife, and put the other passengers to night. When the train arrived at Christchurch he was arrested on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. A well-known resident of Carterton had rather an alarming experience with an kettle. This kettle, he declares, brought on a very serious com- ' plaint, suggestive of lead poisoning. Another resident had much the same experience. He purchased two pots at 10s each, and when first usejl the potatoes boiled in one were turned black, and m the other the cabbage was turned blue. It could only be considered there was something wrong with the pots.

Mr J. Coyle, clerk of the Pohangina, County Council, is to be- congratulated, on his achievement in the matter of collecting rates. This is the third year in. which ho has been able to show a clear sheet. The Pohangina County enjoys distinction of being the heaviest rated in. New Zealand. Over £19,557 has been collected in rates during Mr Coyle's three years' term of office, of which over £5382: has been collected this year without anyone incurring the. 10 per cent penalty or resource to law. Evidences of the eruption of Mount Ngauruhoe have come a long way south. A picnic party at Makuri on Tuesday; afternoon had a'unique intimation of the disturbance, for about six o clocfc they noticed, their viande and crockerycovered with a thin layer of a peculiar kind of grit, resembling ashes, which, was no doubt scoria ejected from the volcano into the heavens, whence a portion of it had fallen in the Makuri district. The experience is an unusual_onev and not since the great eruption of.Tarawera, in 1886, has volcanic dust travelled to that latitude.

A contemporary says:—What is expected to lead to the breakup of the Sawmillcre' Association is the decision of Messrs Cameron and Co., vrhoee ramifications "extend over the whole, of the North Island, to sever their connection with" the Association. The' firm _in question have come to ■ the ■ conclusion that no advantage is to bo gained, so far a® it is concerned, by remaining in the "Association Important developments in. the sawmilling industry are ■ expected. m tho course of a few weeks as the outcome of the step taken by Messrs Came* ron and Co. The handsome silver cup, presented to tho N.Z. Rifle Association by the Colonial Ammunition Co. for oompetitioft at the annual meetings at Trenthant and won this year by tho Linton Rifle Club, is now,on view at Mr A. Turner's shop. The cup, which has-to be -fired for *iachj year, was presented by the Ammunition. Company ior competition between teams; of six man and a commander who fireunder field service conditions at between; 500 and 800 yards ranges. The cup is valued at £70~ and is held for one year, but may become the property of any battalion, corps or- rifle club who wins it three times. The names of the members of "the winning team, are Riflemen Craw, Kennard, Randall, Kyle, J. Perrin, Barr and Commander A. Turner.

In the course of threshing operations .on a farm in the Taori last week therecame to light what had evidently beem a deliberate attempt to wreck the ma.cKinery of the mill.. In. three eeperate,* sheaves there had been placed largepieces of scrapiron. and when the: first of the sheaves etruck the drum of the milL a piece of iron concealed in it wasthrown out, narrowly -missing the head; of one of the men: The other pieces- of iron were also thrown out unexpectedly,, but fortunately struck no, one. One ortwo of the beaters of the mill were' damaged as a~result of coming into eontact with the iron. The consequence of this malicious action might easily have been very eerious.

There arc hot wanting evidences that the Maoris of this district are becoming a rather ; more wealthy people than has been, the v with them in the past, and probably is "the position with natives elsewhere, remarks the Wairarapa Age. There were several . hundred Maoris gathered at Te Ore Ore on :the occasion of the visit of the Hon. A. T. Ng-ata. and there were many indubitable signs of prosperity, even affluence, while of indications of poverty there were positively none. Motor cars, darted [ up to the pa at frequent intervals, crowded with Maori folk, whose general appearance betokened that they were well provided with worldly wealth. Whether this satisfactory state of things for the race is attributable to increased thrift, increased land vallies, or increased industry, is a matter for conjecture, but., it is certainly "a very important matter for the native community.. . v'.'.V A magnificent : collection of Ladies' Jackets and Paletots are now being displayed in the windows and showrooms of the Bon Marche. The new Empire and- Directoire Styles aTo the_ correct thing this season. . Fur Trimmings are also a prominent feature of the leadiijg styles.—Adv£. There's a spot in the garden where "the grass grows strongest —there is a hardware establishment in Palmereton North where lawn mowers are being sold cheap. See advt. on page 6 for pricey. Collinson. and Son, where "hardware oosts less." —Advt. Large selection and newest iaesigna In lady's "Peggy" bags, gents.' gold and silver mounted pocketbooks, letter cases, purses, dressing cases, writing desks, . folios, etc.; gold-mounted "Swan" fountain pens for presentations,- at Park's . Bazear —Advt.

Capt. Edwin wired to-day:—Southerly moderate to strong winds; glass little movement. ' /Tke Paparoa (Barraud and Abraham, Ltd., local agente) arrived in Wellington at midnight on Sunday. • The (Government ha&: decided to institute proceedings under the Gambling-Act against a newspaper on a charge ot publishing particulars of totalisator betting. The proceedings will be m the nature of a test case. The membership of the Employers' Association has increased to 50 during the past year. The Association has now an office in Cuba street, where the secretary may be consulted and information obtained with regard to awards, etc. The forty recitals given by Mr Maughan. Barnett on Town Hall organ yielded £603 n fainst these receipts the expenditure was:-Organists' fee, £210; advertising, £131 19s 6d; attendants expenses £54 an £4^t; C £1A leaving a balance of £163 7s There was ako received from the use <?t the organ for ordfnary concert and practice purposes £20. Deducting the tuners fee and interest there is a clear balance of £163 7s. On the charges made, one shilling and sixpence—by far the greater number paid the latter price—it is reliably computed that the forty recitals were attended in the aggregate by something like 20,000 people